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TOOELE — The owner of Bit N’Spur Riding Club arena was shocked on Wednesday morning when he found 32 cows in distress.
When Micheal Dow checked on his herd, he found many of them frothing at the mouth and others were on the ground with their legs sticking straight out.
Tooele police say pellets were found in the cows’ water trough, and they’re believed to be rat poison. About a third of the pellets were floating in the water at the top, but most of the pellets had sunk to the bottom and were dissolving.
Sgt. Jeremy Hansen says they have no leads as to who did this as there’s no security footage at the riding club. Dow is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction of the person or persons who did this.
Sgt. Hansen says the water trough is out in the open and can be accessed by anyone. He also says this is the first time during his 12 years on the force he’s seen something like this.
He also stated that as of Friday, the cattle were doing well and none had died as far as he knows.
